Are you looking for anything in particular?
Why President Trump and Jesse Jackson are Both Wrong About Chicago Violence
A recent CNBC.com article contained an embedded tweet from President Donald Trump that caught my attention. It read: "If Chicago doesn't fix the horrible "carnage" going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24% from 2016), I will send in the Feds!" In...
A Biblical Theology of the Black-White “Wealth Gap”
Much is being said today about the so-called wealth gap that purportedly exists among black households and white households in America. I say purportedly not to deny that such a divide exists - it does - but to highlight that the very term wealth gap is inherently...
The ‘Hidden’ Theology of ‘Hidden Figures’
"Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your name give glory, because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth." - Psalm 115:1 (NASB) The critically-acclaimed 20th Century Fox film Hidden Figures tells the story of the gifted mathematician Katherine Johnson who,...
Why Christian Love Doesn’t Actually Look Like What Many Christians Think
That you and I live today in a politically-correct society should not be understood strictly in a secular sense. The truth is in many ways the same can be said of the church. In recent decades the ideals of relativism and pluralism have gradually gained traction...
Why the Talladega College Band Should March in the Trump Inauguration Parade
According to a CBS News article a controversy has arisen regarding the decision by the "Great Tornado" marching band of Talladega College, a historically black college and university (HBCU) located in Talladega, Alabama, to participate in the inauguration parade of...
Brief Reflections on the Deaths of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." - Matthew 5:4 (NASB) In reflecting this morning on the death of actress Carrie Fisher, and of her mother Debbie Reynolds, who passed away the very next day, I was thinking of their families and the...
A Theology of the Electoral College
As I consider that today the United States Electoral College will cast its votes to certify Donald Trump as America's 45th President-Elect, I am struck by the reality that there actually is much theology to be found within the Constitution. Please understand that in...
The Danger of Viewing Jesus as a Melanin Messiah
As a child growing up in the "black power" era of the 1970s it was imparted to me, and undoubtedly to other black children like me, that Jesus Christ was a white man. My adoption of this visage of the Son of God was achieved not so much directly, as if through a...
Fidel Castro and the Gospel of Grace
'As I live!' declares the Lord God, 'I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways!' - Ezekiel 33:11 (NASB) Fidel Castro is dead. Depending on who you talk to, news of the...
How Support for Donald Trump by the Right Exposed the Racism of the Left
The question is a simple one. A very simple one. Does an American citizen, who is legally registered to vote, have the right to cast that vote for the candidate of his or her choice? Simple enough, right? Apparently not, depending on who you ask. The post-election...